diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d032273e6..2713058a2 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 youki
 
 /tutorial
+.idea/
 
 **/target
 .vagrant/
diff --git a/src/cgroups/v1/controller_type.rs b/src/cgroups/v1/controller_type.rs
index 6fbf0f37f..f85a39169 100644
--- a/src/cgroups/v1/controller_type.rs
+++ b/src/cgroups/v1/controller_type.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ pub enum ControllerType {
     Devices,
     HugeTlb,
     Pids,
+    PerfEvent,
     Memory,
     Blkio,
     NetworkPriority,
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ impl Display for ControllerType {
             Self::Devices => "devices",
             Self::HugeTlb => "hugetlb",
             Self::Pids => "pids",
+            Self::PerfEvent => "perf_event",
             Self::Memory => "memory",
             Self::Blkio => "blkio",
             Self::NetworkPriority => "net_prio",
@@ -43,6 +45,7 @@ pub const CONTROLLERS: &[ControllerType] = &[
     ControllerType::HugeTlb,
     ControllerType::Memory,
     ControllerType::Pids,
+    ControllerType::PerfEvent,
     ControllerType::Blkio,
     ControllerType::NetworkPriority,
     ControllerType::NetworkClassifier,
diff --git a/src/cgroups/v1/manager.rs b/src/cgroups/v1/manager.rs
index 13e9cc9ad..464de53ff 100644
--- a/src/cgroups/v1/manager.rs
+++ b/src/cgroups/v1/manager.rs
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ use super::ControllerType as CtrlType;
 use super::{
     blkio::Blkio, controller_type::CONTROLLERS, cpu::Cpu, cpuacct::CpuAcct, cpuset::CpuSet,
     devices::Devices, freezer::Freezer, hugetlb::Hugetlb, memory::Memory,
-    network_classifier::NetworkClassifier, network_priority::NetworkPriority, pids::Pids, util,
-    Controller,
+    network_classifier::NetworkClassifier, network_priority::NetworkPriority,
+    perf_event::PerfEvent, pids::Pids, util, Controller,
 };
 
 use crate::cgroups::common::CGROUP_PROCS;
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ impl Manager {
                 CtrlType::HugeTlb => Hugetlb::needs_to_handle(linux_resources).is_some(),
                 CtrlType::Memory => Memory::needs_to_handle(linux_resources).is_some(),
                 CtrlType::Pids => Pids::needs_to_handle(linux_resources).is_some(),
+                CtrlType::PerfEvent => PerfEvent::needs_to_handle(linux_resources).is_some(),
                 CtrlType::Blkio => Blkio::needs_to_handle(linux_resources).is_some(),
                 CtrlType::NetworkPriority => {
                     NetworkPriority::needs_to_handle(linux_resources).is_some()
@@ -109,6 +110,7 @@ impl CgroupManager for Manager {
                 CtrlType::HugeTlb => Hugetlb::add_task(pid, subsys.1)?,
                 CtrlType::Memory => Memory::add_task(pid, subsys.1)?,
                 CtrlType::Pids => Pids::add_task(pid, subsys.1)?,
+                CtrlType::PerfEvent => PerfEvent::add_task(pid, subsys.1)?,
                 CtrlType::Blkio => Blkio::add_task(pid, subsys.1)?,
                 CtrlType::NetworkPriority => NetworkPriority::add_task(pid, subsys.1)?,
                 CtrlType::NetworkClassifier => NetworkClassifier::add_task(pid, subsys.1)?,
@@ -129,6 +131,7 @@ impl CgroupManager for Manager {
                 CtrlType::HugeTlb => Hugetlb::apply(linux_resources, &subsys.1)?,
                 CtrlType::Memory => Memory::apply(linux_resources, &subsys.1)?,
                 CtrlType::Pids => Pids::apply(linux_resources, &subsys.1)?,
+                CtrlType::PerfEvent => PerfEvent::apply(linux_resources, &subsys.1)?,
                 CtrlType::Blkio => Blkio::apply(linux_resources, &subsys.1)?,
                 CtrlType::NetworkPriority => NetworkPriority::apply(linux_resources, &subsys.1)?,
                 CtrlType::NetworkClassifier => {
diff --git a/src/cgroups/v1/mod.rs b/src/cgroups/v1/mod.rs
index ff1855143..e80e9a01e 100644
--- a/src/cgroups/v1/mod.rs
+++ b/src/cgroups/v1/mod.rs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ pub mod manager;
 mod memory;
 mod network_classifier;
 mod network_priority;
+pub mod perf_event;
 mod pids;
 pub mod util;
 pub use controller::Controller;
diff --git a/src/cgroups/v1/perf_event.rs b/src/cgroups/v1/perf_event.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b48484be3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cgroups/v1/perf_event.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+use crate::cgroups::v1::Controller;
+use anyhow::Result;
+use oci_spec::LinuxResources;
+use std::path::Path;
+
+pub struct PerfEvent {}
+
+impl Controller for PerfEvent {
+    type Resource = ();
+
+    fn apply(_linux_resources: &LinuxResources, _cgroup_root: &Path) -> Result<()> {
+        Ok(())
+    }
+    //no need to handle any case
+    fn needs_to_handle(_linux_resources: &LinuxResources) -> Option<&Self::Resource> {
+        None
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use std::fs;
+
+    use nix::unistd::Pid;
+
+    use super::*;
+    use crate::cgroups::{common::CGROUP_PROCS, test::setup};
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_add_task() {
+        let (tmp, procs) = setup("test_perf_event_add_task", CGROUP_PROCS);
+        let pid = Pid::from_raw(1000);
+
+        PerfEvent::add_task(pid, &tmp).expect("apply perf_event");
+
+        let content = fs::read_to_string(&procs)
+            .unwrap_or_else(|_| panic!("read {} file content", CGROUP_PROCS));
+        assert_eq!(content, "1000");
+    }
+}